Study it in the app“But they told him all the words of Joseph that he had spoken to them, and he saw the carts that Joseph had sent to carry him, and the spirit of Jacob their father revived.”
But they toldוַיְדַבְּרוּhimאֵלָיוallאֵת כָּלthe wordsדִּבְרֵיof Josephיוֹסֵףthatאֲשֶׁרhe had spokenדִּבֶּרto them,אֲלֵהֶםand he sawוַיַּרְאthe cartsאֶת הָעֲגָלוֹתthatאֲשֶׁרJosephיוֹסֵףhad sentשָׁלַחto carryלָשֵׂאתhim,אֹתוֹand the spiritוַ רוּחַof Jacobיַעֲקֹבtheir fatherאֲבִיהֶםrevived.תְּחִי
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedabru” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “divre” appearsJoseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appearscart, wagon
Cart, wagon drawn by oxen.
Where else “agalot” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalach” appearscarry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “set” appearsspirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruach” appearsJacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearsrecover
To survive, recover; a cheer for the king's long life.
Where else “techi” appears26They told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is indeed ruler over all the land of Egypt.” His heart went numb, for he did not believe them.
27 · This verse (above)
28Israel said, “Enough! Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”
1. What it says
What did Joseph say to his brothers when he made himself known (vv. 3-5)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that Joseph says Elohim sent him ahead of them to preserve life (vv. 5-8)?
3. How I live it
How can you look with a wider view at someone who hurt you, without denying the pain?
